FAQs

WHAT  IS  EAGLES  NEST?

The Nest is a small  65 acre tract of  124 privately owned Lots.  The  Campground owns the majority of these Lots and private owners have the rest.   It began in 1970 as a recreational,  resting,  second-home type place.   There are just  four families that live off the highway frontage of the Nest.  

We have converted the governing document of the nearly unsused subdivision into a Christian Charitable Trust Constitution.  Much of the land in the Nest has been set aside for Charitable purposes. 

WHERE IS  EAGLES  NEST AND WHAT IS IT LIKE?

The Nest is in the  south-east corner of  Texas known as the Big Thicket.   No,  not  swamp.  It is mostly forest.   The Nest is about  70 miles  North-east of downtown Houston and 60 miles  north-west of  Beaumont.  It borders on the Trinity River about  15 miles below the Lake Livingston dam.   A portion of the Big Thicket Preserve is nearby and the diversity of  plants and animals is rare in the  U.S.  Much of the land in our area belongs to the large timber companies.

Our community is  Ace.   Yes,  that's the name of the Post Office just across  Highway  2610  from the Nest.   Downtown  Ace is made up of the Church of Ace and the Ace Post Office.   The rest of us are back in the woods.   If you look at a map of Texas,  you will find Ace on the point of the arrow-shaped line (pointing east) of the Trinity River just downstream from  Lake Livingston.   Most of the Nest is made up of  oaks,  pines,  hickory,  magnolias, and dogwoods.  The land is a high bluff overlooking the Trinity River.   Two  spring-fed creeks flow together and into the Trinity.   The soil is  sandy loam with a layer of red clay about  3 feet down.   Gardeners will love how easy the soil is to work and it grows just about anything.  You just have to find a spot out from under shade from the big trees.

IS THE NEST A PARK?   A  CAMPGROUND?   A  SUBDIVISION?   OR  WHAT?

Originally,  the Nest was a small subdivision.  The Nest is intended to be a Campground to allow  Members to recreate and rest.  Many other plans are in the works.  Included in the plans are two restaurants,  a  narrow gauge railroad,   a  log lodge with a  health club with heated pool,  exercise room,  and walking/jogging trails.  Cabin sites,  tent sites,  a  5 acre lake for hand powered boating,  and  ministry sites including our intended long-term clinic,  conference center,  and K-12  school.   

HOW DO WE GET TO USE EAGLES NEST?

By  becoming Members or  Shareholders.   A yearly Membership is required of  individuals,  families,  churches,  and  other groups.   The yearly Membership costs  $60.00.   This gives the use of all facilities except those that are mostly indoors.   We have some fees to cover expenses.  These are  FAR  lower than the usual private campgrounds.   Shareholders actually own a 1/100th portion of the Campground.  The price for a Share is  $5000.00.   This gives the  Shareholder a deduction in use fees as well as a possible seat on the Board of Trustees.   One-hundred Memberships and one-hundred Shares are available.

TRUSTEES?  WHAT ARE THEY?   WHAT DO THEY DO?

Our governing document is a Constitution and is called a  CHARITABLE TRUST.   This means that the Trustees are responsible for all operations of the Nest for the benefit of all the Members,  Shareholders,  and  Lot Owners.   We planned it that way because the  Trust is the closest form of government to the way the New Testament church was governed.  The  Executive Trustee will live on site and be responsible for the final decisions in all the things the Nest does.   Trustees must be recommended  by  their pastors.  There are  seven  Trustees.   Each one will have a particular responsibility for the Nest operations.   The  Trustees  make decisions based on the legal term  --  Fiduciary.  That's  legaleez for one who performs for the benefit of others and not himself.

SOUNDS LIKE  WE COULD BUY A LOT TO BUILD ON.  RIGHT?

Right.   There are a number of individuals that own Lots in the Nest.   These Lots are priced from  $1750  to  $7500  depending on size and location.   You will receive a  Warranty Deed for the Lot upon full payment.   You may receive a cash discount or we will finance and trade for the cost of a Lot.  You may build a home or  ministry office on these Lots. Some of the Lots will be used for Campground purposes and won't be available.   There are deed restrictions and a yearly road fee of  $25 per lot.         

WE'RE RETIRED AND NEED SOME PRIVACY.   CAN WE FIND IT AT THE NEST?

Since we are in a heavily forested area,  you may not even see your neighbors' homes.   But we are a friendly place and hope you will be too.   There will be ministry things going on all over the Nest  so it will be hard to stay uninvolved.   

WHAT KIND OF  CAMPGROUND ACTIVITIES DO YOU HAVE?

We plan on regular  "church" type camps for  Bible study and woods-lore camps for children, adults and youth.   Our  clinic will have homes for a number of disabled and  dependent folks.  Retirees needing daily nursing care will be provided for.   We will sponsor  singing groups,  teaching ministries,  and  a school for  K through 12th graders (see the ACADEMY page).  We hope to get our clinic to have  medical students on site.

IT  SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF STUFF HASN'T BEEN BUILT YET.   THAT'S SO?

Yes,  that is so.   Much of what the Nest is to do is in the planning stages as we wait on the Lord to provide.   We won't be doing things that get us in debt.  As funds are provided,  we will build.  Shareholders and Members may earn credits for  hard labor and  building materials traded to us.   We'll even allow you to trade us materials and your labor for some of the cost of  Lots.

WHAT PROJECTS ARE PLANNED TO BE BUILT IN THE NEST?

The list of these is expanding as we see needs.  Here are most of them,  so far:

A  300 seat conference center and an outdoor  amphitheater with sound stage.

Two restaurants:  A highway front  restaurant with the railroad station and bed and breakfast rooms and suites.    The other restaurant will be in the log lodge on the high bluff overlooking the Trinity River and be just for members.  The lodge will include an indoor heated pool as well as  24 rooms and suites.   

A  medical clinic with  skilled nursing for  long term care patients.  The clinic will have an  ER,  hyperbaric chambers,  and an on staff  physician.   Patient's  family will have cabins available during their loved ones'  stay.

A missionaries-in-training   boot camp.

A  5 acre lake with hand powered boating and fishing.  

The railroad station (in with the highway front restaurant) for the Eagles Nest & Big Thicket Railroad with a 2 foot gauge  Railroad from the highway frontage to the river front log lodge. 

HOW DO WE GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? 

First,  read through all the web pages, then use the CONTACT page to send us your questions. 

E-mail    eaglesnest@eastex.net  

Web site    www.eaglesnestcampground.org     Office:   (936)685-4747    Trustee's  Cell   (936)355-0477

                  P.O. Box  450      Ace,   Texas   77326